Apparatus for forming golf ball tees



Feb. 7, 1933. R. v. swr-:ENY

APPARATUS FOR FORMINGl GOLF BALL TEES Filed Nov. 50, 1951v wlTNEssEs 1%@@ffy/Q www4/9%,

ATTORN EY 50 Figure 6 is Patented Feb. 7, 1933 PATENT Vol-i-"lci:

RAYMOND v. SWEENY, orBnooKLYN, NEW Yom;

iiiinuta'iuis ron FORMINGGOLF BALT. TEES Thisinvention relates toaportable device for forminggolf ball Ateesfrom a length of wire or othersuitable material.

The invention contemplates a lportable .de-

"i l vice which may be readily carried in the pocket or in the golf clubbag, and which device is designed to facilitate the rapid and accurate`forming of a golf'tee from a length of wire Y or other equivalentmaterial.

7l/ More particularly, he device embodies a pair of telescopicallyinterfitted relatively rotatable' sections, one of which sections isformed with a longitudinally extending preferably eccentric aperture forreceiving the 15 shank dening portion of the finished tee, and

both of which sections are provided with cooperative-or mating dieportions for imparting` to the remainder of the wire or stock thefashioning of the ring-shaped ball rest ter- 5 20 ininal and the offsetportion of the tee which connects said terminal withthe shank.

As a still further object, the invention residesv in a device forforming a golf lball tee, which is comparatively simple in construc- 725tion, inexpensive to produce,- and which is highly eiiicient in itspurpose.

- With the above recited and other objects in view, reference is hadtothe following description andV accompanying drawing, 1n

Y 530 which there is illustrated a preferred embodi-l ment of theinvention, while lthe claims deiine the actual scope thereof. l

In the drawing: y Figure l is a perspective view of the cap i section ofthe tee forming device.

Figure 2 is a similar view of thebody section thereof. s l s' j Figure 3is a longitudinal sectional view through lthe tee forming deviceillustrating f the relative position of the sections at the be- 'ginningof the forming operation. r Figure 4 is a transverse sectional Viewtaken approximately on the Vplane indicated `by the line 4 4 in Figure3, and illustratingl'the 4D relative position of the parts of theforming device immediately prior to the finishing of the'formingoperation. s

Figure 5 is a perspective view ofthe completedtee. .V

a longitudinal sectionalview Application nia Noveniber so, 1931. 'seriaiNo. 578,121.-

through the teeV `forming device illustratin the'manner in which thesections arecoupled when not in use. v A n I v Vleferring to the drawingbycharacters of reference, more particularly to the tee desiglnatedgenerally by the characterA, the same includes a shank 10, which isadaptedftofbe forced into the ground. The tee further includes an openring-shaped ball rest terminal 11, which is joinedor connected-to theup- 00 per end of the shank 10 by an oiset connecting portion 12, whichis preferably curved or arcuated in order to allow for the properseating contact of a golf ball in the ring-shaped portion 11. The tee Ais formed of a wire or other stock composing. the requisite qualities orcharacteristics which admits of its proper shaping and retentioninl theshaped form.

Y The forming device which `is designated generally by the referencecharacter B vin- .7U n

cludes a pair of generally cylindrical sections designated generally bythe reference characters C and D, the former beinghereinafter termed thebody section and the latter, the cap section. The bodysection C isformed at one end with an axially'extending-recess 15, which ispreferably, although not necessarily, internally threaded as at 16; :Thebody section is further provided with a longitudinally extending,preferably slightly eccentric, aperture 17 which communicateswith andextends from the-recess l5 4and 'opens through the opposite end of thebody,- which aperture is of a diameter to snugly accommof date the wireorother stock from which the tee A is to be formed. At the recessed end,the body C is formed with lthe stepped reduced concentric diameterslSand-19, the latter beingrof lesser circumference than the former. Theouter end 20 of the recess 15 9 flares or'is of a frusto-conicalconfiguration, and Iapproximately merges into the reduced diameter 19 toprovide a iared entrance mouth to the recess for a purpose which will behereinafter set forth. The annular collar 95. or boss, which is-defmedbetween thediameter 19 and the flared or frusto-conical end'QO,

is provided with a radial notch 21,wh ichj Yis of a width to snuglyaccommodate thewire or stock from which' the teeA isl to be formed. 100

The cap section D is formed yat one end with a concentric recess 22, theperipheral wall 23 of which is of a diameter to snugly andtelescopically lit over the diameter 18 of the body section C, and saidrecess 22 is of a depth approximating the combined depth of i' thereduceddiameters 18 and 19. ofthe body section. The inner wall 24of therecess is provided with a concentric substantially semi-spherical boss25, the area or diameter Y'of which is such as todispose it in-'spacedrelation to the fiared or frustoconical end 2O of the recess 15, wherebyit will freely accom? modate the diameter ofthe wire or stock from whichthe tee A is formed. The annular port-ion 26, which is formed between.thev exterirperiphery of the cap section Dl and the recess, is providedwith a nonfradial .or substantially tangential notch 27 the side walls,28 and 29, of ywhich preferably divergek routwardly, andk thewidth ofwhich notch:` 27 is greater than the diameter of the wire or stock tfrom :which the tee A is tobe fashioned. i

, ffIn forming-the tee A inthe device B, the cap sectionD lis-removedfrom the body sec- .tion C,'as illustrated in Figure' 2,v and the wireor stock'of 'the appropriate length from .whichthe teeA is tofbe formedisinserted lthrough the recess 15 and aperture 17 ,substantially asillustrated in Figures 2-and3 `of the drawing. The portion which forms yAthe shank 10 extends -through the aperture 17 and protrudes beyondthe'lower end-ofthe body section C, the remainder ofthe wire or restterminal 1.1 of the finished tee.

Vstock is then bent laterally and engagedv in :thelnotch 21. Therecessed end 22 ofthe cap .section D is then telescopically fitted'overthe yreduced diameter 18 of the body section C Iwith thenotch27 inregistry withthefnotch 21, andwith said notch 27 accommodating rthelaterally bent portion of the wire or stock lwhichis to define the openring-shaped ball -This'ob'- -viously leaves the portion of. the wire lorstock, which is to subsequently constitute the offset. connectingportion 12, disposed be- :tween the notch 21 and itspo'int of juncturewith the shank forming portionrlO. As the -cap B -is initially applied,the semi-spherical boss 15 imparts a curvature or arcuate shaping to theoffset connecting portion l12. The usery then grasps the bodyy section Cin one hand, and while exerting an inward pressure onfthecap section D,turns said capy section D in thefclockwise direction indicated by theYarrow in Figure '4. Obviously, the relative turning movement of the capsection with respect to the bodyC bends the ball rest defining portion11 into an open ring form around th'ediameter 19,' and between saiddiameter yandthe peripheral Wall 23. 'The portion 11 is; confinedvertically between the shoulder f30fa`nd the inner wall 2li:V offtheVrecess 22. The',z inclined, tangential or non-radial wall 280i the notch27 engageswithand cams the portion 11 of the stock as the cap is rotatedwith reference to the body section C. In order to facilitate the propergripping and holding of the peripheries of the body and with serrations31 and 32.

vBydisposing .the aperture 17 slightly eccentric 4to the axis of thebody section C, the 1n- VherentAspringiness or resiliencyV of the wireor stock compensated vfor when the formed 'i tee v1s removed from thedevice so as to insure theproper concentric position of thev shank Lwithrespecttothe open ring-shaped ball rest terminal 11, thereby making fora proper balance when thetee isused. After the tee has beencompletel-yfformed, the cappsect'ion is separated fromzthebod section@zand the tee is removed.i'fy n KV Y Inorder to connect` thecap-and-body sections together when thedeviceis not in use,

the capA sectionis formed with azreduced projecting stud 33, which isexteriorlythreaded', as' at 34, to threadedly engagewiththre'ad; 116 lofthe recess 15, as illustrated in Figure 6 of thedrawing; '1 i Whilethere has beenfillustrated and described a preferred embodimentof'theinvention, Vno llimitationl is 'necessarily' intended to the 4precisevstructural .detLailsz-hereinf exe hibited, andvit is to beunderstoodthat var-iacap sections, the same are respectively formedtions and modicationsfwhich fallrwithin'theA toy admit therethrough theball'irestterminal defining portion'of the tee, A'thelother sectionhaving a substantially non-radial or tangen# ltialnotchto admittherethroughv said latter terminal and cooperative portionsY of saidsections defining a confined annular tunnelzwithin which said latterterminal is :fashioned` upon relative turning ofthe sections.VY ,if A

2. A portable'fdevice for forming a golf ball tee of thecharacterydescribed, saidfdevice vincluding' a pair of telescopicallyinterfitte'd'f relatively rotatable sections, :oneY of claimsV may yberesortedy t'o when ywhichse `3tions .is-formed with a-longitudi-- Ynally-extendin'g eccentric aperture forreceiving the sh ankidefiningportion of ythe tee Vand a radial notch 'to admittherethroughthe ballrest terminal Vdelining'portion of the tee, the other section having l asubstantially lnon-radial or tangential'notch to admit therethrough saidlater terminal and cooperative: lportions of said sections defining aconfined annular tunnel `within which said :latter terminal is tions.'k

fashioned upon relative turni'ngfof-` tliegsec- 3. A portable device forforming a golf ball tee of the character described, said device in.

cluding a pair of telescopically interfitted relatively rotatablesections, one of which sections is formed With a longitudinallyextending aperture for receiving the shank defining portion of the teeand a radial notch to admit therethrough the ball rest terminal definingportion of the tee, the other section having a substantially non-radialor tangential notch to admit therethrough said latter terminal andcooperative portions of said sections defining a confined annular tunnelWithin which said latter Vterminal is fashioned upon relative turning ofthe sections, and means on said other section for imparting an arcuateshaping to the offset part connecting theV shank and terminal.

4. A portable -device for forming a golf ball tee of the characterdescribed, said device including a pair of telescopically interfittedrelatively rotatable sections, one of which sections is formed vvith alongitudinally extending aperture for receiving the shank definingportion of the tee and a radial notch to admit therethrough the ballrest terminal defining portion of the tee, the other section having asubstantially non-radial or tangential notch to admit therethrough saidlatter terminal and cooperative portions of said sections defining aconfined annular tunnel Within which said latter terminal is fashionedupon relative turning of the sections,

e and means on said other section for imparting an arcuate shaping tothe offset part connecting the shank and terminal, said sections hav-Ving cooperative means for connecting the same when not in active use.

5. A portable device for forming a golf ball tee of the characterdescribed, said device including a pair of telescopically interfittedrelatively rotatable sections, one of which secp tions is formed with alongitudinally extending aperture for receiving the shank definingportion of the tee and a radial notch to admit therethrough the ballrest terminal defining portion of the tee, the other section having asubstantially non-radial or tangential notch to admit therethrough saidlatter terminal and cooperative portions of said sections defining aconfined annular tunnel Within which said latter terminal is fashionedupon relative turning of the sections, andV means on said other sectionfor imparting an arcuate shaping to the offset part connecting the shankand terminal, said sections having cooperative means for connecting thesame when not in active use, said latter means consisting of a threadedstud on one of the sections and a threaded stud receiving aperturedportion on the other section.

RAYMOND SWEENY.

